I try to see as many good movies in theatres as I can in a year, but inevitably a few get past me. THE VISITOR is one such flick. It’s a subtle movie, about a university professor named Walter Vale (played by Richard Jenkins, from TV’s “Six Feet Under”). Walter knows deep down that he…
MAN ON WIRE
Some people just exist on a whole different plain of reality. One such person is Philippe Petit. This is a man who spent much of his time growing up riding on unicycles, and juggling in his native Paris. He also gained notoriety for becoming a guerrilla tightrope walker (he executed high wire acts above Notre…
Doubleback: TROPIC THUNDER
Edit: I’ve mentioned before that I felt movies I don’t get to see in a theatre are ones I shouldn’t write a full-out review for. Still, there are a lot of titles I miss catching the first time around that I want to share a thought or two about. These movies are the ones I’ll…
With A Little Help From My Friends: POOLHALL JUNKIES
For those of you new to reading this space, this is a feature that I try to write sporadically. I’ve asked people I know to recommend some of their lesser-known favorite movies for me to watch. Once I watch them, I try to combine my thoughts on the movie, with some observations about the recommendation…
TIFF Reaction: SEXYKILLER
While I did have a ticket to see RADIO LOVE on Saturday night, which would have been my last screening of the festival, when I got home after SEXYKILLER, I decided to call it a day. After all, when you’ve just indulged in dessert, the meal is over right? Selected as part of TIFF’s Midnight…
TIFF Reaction: EVERY LITTLE STEP
A funny thing happened on the way to EVERY LITTLE STEP, the doc about the revival of the 1970’s Broadway hit A Chorus Line. As the filmmakers set out to show what went into creating the musical, and detailed the casting and creation of the revival, they managed to tell the story of struggling to…
TIFF Reaction: PRIDE AND GLORY
Films selected as TIFF Galas are becoming an increasingly puzzling phenomenon. One would think that those twenty presentations at Roy Thompson Hall would be held for the cream of the festival crop. But it just isn’t so. Here’s a detail that is supposed to be on the down low, but a detail that most festival-goers…